词汇 | devour |
释义 | devour /dɪ`vaʊr/ (过去式: devoured; 过去完成式: devoured; 现在进行式: devouring) v.t. To swallow greedily or ravenously. 狼吞虎咽。 The usurers have devoured his estate. 放高利贷的人已吞没他的财产。 To consume or destroy rapidly; annihilate. 很快地消耗或摧毁;灭绝。 Flames devour a building. 大火烧毁房屋。 To take in eagerly with ears or eyes. 贪婪地听或看。 He devoured novel after novel. 他一本接着一本的读小说。 (Of powerful emotion) to overwhelm; possess utterly; move deeply. (指强烈感情)吸引;完全占有;深深感动。 He was devoured by anxiety. 他满怀忧愁。 phrases devour the distance (course; way) 疾疾而行;兼程疾行;赶路。 derivatives n. devourer. |
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